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Give Him A Great Big Kiss

Shangri-Las
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
spoken):
When I say I'm in luv, you best believe I'm in luv, L-U-V!
[Guitar enters]
[
{section: Verse i}
{section: Chorus}
(Stomp boots over next two lines, chords implied):
(Spoken over drums and bass):
(Sisters): What color are his eyes?
(Mary): I dunno, he's always wearing shades.
(Sisters): Is he tall?
(Mary): Well, I gotta look up.
(Sisters): Yeah, well I hear he's bad!
(Mary): Mmmm, he's good bad, but he's not evil.
{section: Verse ii}
Big [mumble something] (Tell me more)
To match his eyes, (Tell me more)
Dirty fingernails, (Tell me more)
Oh boy! What a prize, (Tell me more)
Tight kahki pants,
High button shoes,
He's always lookin', like-a he got the blues,
Repeat chorus.
(Spoken over
(Sisters): Is he a good dancer?
(Mary): Waddya mean, is he a good dancer?
(Sisters): Well, how does he dance?
(Mary, loses Queens accent): Close, very, very, close...
Tab/Chord interpretation by Craig Carlson
Notes:
I just could not get that line in the second verse. It *sounds* kinda
like "Big broken suede", but I don't know how broken suede would match
his eyes. Help!

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Arrangement source for Give Him A Great Big Kiss by Shangri-Las

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
spoken):

     When I say I'm in luv, you best believe I'm in luv, L-U-V!

     [Guitar enters]

     [
 [G]
 [Em]] 2x

{section: Verse i}
 [G]    Here comes m[Em]y guy,

 [G]    Walkin' down the[Em] street,

 [G]    Look how h[Em]e walks, with a [G]dancin' [Em]beat

 [G]    (Dah da da [Em]dah) Big wavy hair,

 [G]    (Dah da da dah)[Em] A little too long,

 [G]    All day[Em] long he's a[G]-singin a [Em]song,

{section: Chorus}
 [C]    And when I see hi[Am]m in the street

 [G]    My heart takes a leap an[Em]d skips a beat,

     (Stomp boots over next two lines, chords implied):

     Gonna w[G]alk right up t[Em]o him,
     [G]Give Him a Great Big[Em] Kiss (Mmwaah!)

 [G]    Tell him that I love him,

 [G]    Tell him that I care,

 [G]    Tell him that I'll always be there,

     (Spoken over drums and bass):

     (Sisters): What color are his eyes?
     (Mary):    I dunno, he's always wearing shades.
     (Sisters): Is he tall?
     (Mary):    Well, I gotta look up.
     (Sisters): Yeah, well I hear he's bad!
     (Mary):    Mmmm, he's good bad, but he's not evil.

 [G]    Tell me more,[Em] tell me more,

{section: Verse ii}
     Big [mumble something] (Tell me more)
     To match his eyes, (Tell me more)
     Dirty fingernails, (Tell me more)
     Oh boy! What a prize, (Tell me more)
     Tight kahki pants,
     High button shoes,
     He's always lookin', like-a he got the blues,

     Repeat chorus.

     (Spoken over
 [G]
 [Em]]

     (Sisters):  Is he a good dancer?
     (Mary):     Waddya mean, is he a good dancer?
     (Sisters):  Well, how does he dance?
     (Mary, loses Queens accent): Close, very, very, close...

     Tab/Chord interpretation by Craig Carlson

     Notes:

     I just could not get that line in the second verse. It *sounds* kinda
     like "Big broken suede", but I don't know how broken suede would match
     his eyes. Help!

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